Bold plan calls for a battery factory with capacity 50 times greater than Tesla’s 2013 sales. Tesla would also sell batteries for solar, wind power timeshifting. But what about Apple? Is a possible merger in the works? Could Musk be Apple’s next visionary CEO?

Toyota’s third-generation Highlander starts at a reasonable $29,000 but you won’t get the tech you want — or that we demand — until you spend $45,000. For that amount you’ll get a nice selection of tech, but the question is if this SUV can beat our Editors’ Choice, the Acura MDX.

The unremarkable Chevrolet Spark, gasoline edition, becomes a desirable, almost cheap urban commuter car when you swap in an electric motor. What’s more, with the Spark EV, the smartphone-based navigation starts to fulfill the promise of significant apps running off your phone and streamed to the car’s LCD display.